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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Chatham County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Chatham County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 2 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $35.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,064 a household
- Spending per listing
- $17.6M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 85,111
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Chatham County spend about $35.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,064 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $17.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
Chatham County has 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in Chatham County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chatham County grew 11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Chatham County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Chatham County compares
The same measures for North Carolina and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the oil change and quick-lube shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Chatham County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $17.6M | $11.6M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 12,977 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.9% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,064 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $94,317 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Chatham County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Chatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,111+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 33,004
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 682 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $94,317+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,537
- Median home value
- $446,200
- Jobs located here
- 20,863
- Daytime population
- 66,832Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Chatham County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Durham County, NC | 74 | 5 | 0.4 | $23.3M | +7.7% | #37 of 479 |
| 2Union County, NC | 70 | 8 | 0.9 | $12.1M | +11.7% | #74 of 479 |
| 3Brunswick County, NC | 69 | 6 | 0.9 | $11.1M | +26.5% | #81 of 479 |
| 4Johnston County, NC | 67 | 6 | 0.7 | $15.2M | +17.9% | #95 of 479 |
| 5Gaston County, NC | 65 | 8 | 0.9 | $10.9M | +7.8% | #115 of 479 |
| 6Catawba County, NC | 63 | 6 | 0.9 | $10.9M | +5.8% | #131 of 479 |
| 7Wake County, NC | 60 | 27 | 0.6 | $16.2M | +11.2% | #152 of 479 |
| 8Randolph County, NC | 58 | 5 | 0.9 | $11.7M | +3.5% | #180 of 479 |
| 9Rowan County, NC | 57 | 6 | 1.0 | $9.6M | +5.6% | #195 of 479 |
| 10Onslow County, NC | 56 | 6 | 0.8 | $11.4M | +6.0% | #202 of 479 |
| Chatham County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 0.6 | $17.6M | +11.0% |
Other business types in Chatham County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care78
- Auto repair shops74
- Collision repair and body shops89
- Car washes and detailing71
- Tire shops70
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations77
- Insurance agencies91
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in Chatham County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 oil change and quick-lube shops in Chatham County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Chatham County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Chatham County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $35.1M a year, or $1,064 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $17.6M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,004 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chatham County, NC compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Chatham County has 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Chatham County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Chatham County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Chatham County at 85,111 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,004 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $94,317, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.7%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Chatham County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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